Mascarpone Pistachio Cookies
Mascarpone often gets overlooked in baking in favour of the more popular cream cheese. But it's adds a bit of a sophisticated touch and a subtle flavour that's feels a bit more grown up. Add pistachios and you've got yourself an exotic Christmas cookie!
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 127kcal
Ingredients
- 8 ounces Mascarpone cheese
- 1/2 Cup butter softened
- 1 Cup sugar
- Pinch salt
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla
- 2 Eggs large and at room temperature
- 2 1/2 Cups flour
- 1 Teaspoon baking soda
- 1 Cup pistachios shelled and roughly chopped
Instructions
- Combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of your electric mixer, add the mascarpone cheese, butter and sugar. Mix on low speed until just combined, about a minute. Beat in the vanilla extract and then add the eggs one at a time, mixing to just combine after each addition.
- Add the flour and stir until just combined. Stir in the pistachios. Cover and refrigerated dough for and hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Spoon small mounds on a baking tray. Or alternatively you can roll them into balls to make them more of a uniform shape. Bake for about 12 minutes.
- Cool on tray for about 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Repeat for all cookies.
- Will keep in an airtight container for about 3 days.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Nutrition Facts
Mascarpone Pistachio Cookies
Amount Per Serving (1 cookie)
Calories 127
Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 22mg7%
Sodium 60mg3%
Potassium 48mg1%
Carbohydrates 13g4%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 194IU4%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 16mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.